Letter to the Editor: Did the Board approve the fence expenditure?

I am writing because I am disgusted by the continued waste of member dollars by Cloverland’s President and CEO Dan Dasho.

Seriously, Dan? $200,000 for a fence along one side of the power canal? That’s a prudent use of Cooperative money?

The news on the fence: On August 25, 2017, the Sault News printed an article “City commits to path along power canal.” In that article, it states that “$200,000 or so Cloverland is putting into the fence.”

On September 5, 2017, the September/October Cloverland Connections magazine printed the statement that “Cloverland’s board approved the contribution of $200,000 in ornamental fencing upgrades.”

Really? The Cloverland Board of Directors approved this extravagant expenditure?

So I looked online, on the Cloverland website, and I found a discussion of the city trail project, along with a motion in the approved meeting minutes from July 21, 2017. The precise motion reads “a motion was made by Director LaLonde and seconded by Director Litzner to proceed with negotiations regarding the easement necessary for the project to go forward. That motion passed unanimously.”

I was unable to find the “approval” of the $200,000 ornamental fence as stated in the Cloverland Connections.

Mr. Dasho, when did the Board of Directors approve this expenditure?

Chairman Virgil Monroe, if the Board of Directors didn’t approve this expenditure as stated in Cloverland Connections, will the Board hold President and CEO Dan Dasho responsible for making unauthorized financial obligations? If so, I recommend his termination. If not, I request your resignation.

Someone must be held accountable.

If the Board will not hold the President and CEO accountable, then the people will elect new members to the Board of Directors.